Silent PSU ?
 

HEEELPPPPP !

Maybe one for Zing and the pros,

I really need a near silent PSU around the 450W+ mark to drive the C2D asrock 4 disk machine.

Can anyone recommend a cheap PSU to fit this bill ? I'm looking at spending 15 quid but maybe a max of 50 if needs be ?

Please help :(

Re: Silent PSU ?
 

cheap does not really go with efficient and silent with psus ;)


http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...odid=CA-007-TG

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...odid=CA-000-SS

hiper do a 350 watt for around 20 quid thats very quiet used one the other day (its 20 pin but just buy an adapter) does it have to drive a gfx? if not you may well get away with it http://www.eclipsecomputers.com/prod...code=PSH-3S350

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This is what p88888es me off ' Why do these companies rip us off for just adding maybe a heatsink and quality silent fans to PSUs.

I mean some of the PSUs that dell / HP use in their PCs are relatively quiet and cheap :rolleyes:

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but are they any good? ive used loads of cheap psus in basic machine thats lasted well bung it at something desent and pop goes the weasel

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Zing are the seasonics quiet ? I am sure their price has skyrocketed over the past year ?

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dont ask me mate I got good hearing and it has a fan so it wont be silent.The cheap hiper I fitted into a c2d machine with stock cooler and it was very quiet not silent but quiet so with an freezer 7 pro it would be even quieter (god ive never used the q button so much in a post lol )

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My other option that I can get today is a HIPER psu ? Any good ? :/

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im running a modular hiper one as we speak

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Whats a modular PSU ?

Anyway I'm gonna dice my life with this : what do u think ?

http://www.yoyotech.co.uk/product_in...8c63b2da2bd644

edit :

We'll see how I feel when we get there : Failing that will go Tagan or Seasonic as u recommended

Re: Silent PSU ?
 

thats a cheap and nasty that comes in cheap cases at a lower wattage mate got a 450 watt here that was in a 30 quid case

modular basicall means you plug the molexs in you want to save space although with a busy pc like mine I still have to use splitters lol

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Hmmm Its the 550W model - yeh well its only 15 quid too and supposedly rated at 23dba which is quiet... All for the price of a couple of boxes of smokes.

Should bridge me for the weekend I suppose :rolleyes:

Budget might go out the window when I get there though ! :disturbd: as I'm thinking of picking up one of these too :

Ninja Plus

http://www.yoyotech.co.uk/product_in...3e928d3f4bffb5

Or maybe a tuniq

Hell If it goes real bad I'll prolly end up with a new mobo too GRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

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tut buy a desent psu then you gitbag lol

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lol @ Zing true true....

Just powered up my rig and realized where the problem is

root@ultra:~# sensors
w83697hf-isa-0290
Adapter: ISA adapter
VCore: +1.28 V (min = +1.71 V, max = +1.89 V) ALARM
+3.3V: +3.26 V (min = +3.14 V, max = +3.47 V)
+5V: +5.05 V (min = +4.76 V, max = +5.24 V)
+12V: +11.00 V (min = +10.82 V, max = +13.19 V)
-12V: +0.06 V (min = -13.18 V, max = -10.80 V) ALARM
-5V: +1.38 V (min = -5.25 V, max = -4.75 V) ALARM
V5SB: +5.51 V (min = +4.76 V, max = +5.24 V) ALARM
VBat: +0.26 V (min = +2.40 V, max = +3.60 V) ALARM
fan1: 0 RPM (min = 4440 RPM, div = 8) ALARM
fan2: 2250 RPM (min = -1 RPM, div = 8) ALARM
temp1: +40°C (high = +40°C, hyst = +2°C) sensor = thermistor
temp2: +43.0°C (high = +80°C, hyst = +75°C) sensor = thermistor
alarms:
beep_enable:
Sound alarm enabled

Stock CPU fan is making a heck of a noise as it speeds up under load.

Don't think I'll be able to get a decent PSU in London so will have to bridge myself until next week.... Will go out soon and get the ninja, speakers etc and maybe the PSU if I can get it

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Got the ninja and the cheap n nasty PSU all under 50 quid.

Result :

Temps are slightly down (I dont think the ninja install was to my liking - I'll fix it when I need to OC :D )

But got silence ! Ahhh bliss... Unfortunately I can hear my maxtors making a high pitched sound grrrrrrr : Oh well cant win them all.

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Prolly way too late with this, but if you're still after quiet PSUs and bits 'n' bobs, ahve a look at www.quietpc.com :)

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No worries mate : As Zing says silence comes at a price - I've been down this route before. Best to read the specs and mod the devices yourself with quality fans or heatsinks.